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This book introduces recent progress in the study of species
diversity and community structures in terrestrial organisms
conducted by three groups at Kyoto University. First, it explains
species diversity and the functioning of fungi in Asian regions as
outlined by metagenomic approaches using next-generation sequencing
technology. The advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies
accelerate the speed of species inventorying, especially for
microorganisms. Second, the study of complex interactions between
herbivorous insects and plants in the community and ecosystem
contexts is presented. Recent studies in community and ecosystem
genetics shed light on these complex interactions with novel
approaches incorporating genetic perspectives including genetic
variation and phenotypic plasticity in plant defenses against
herbivores. Finally, recent studies on speciation processes in
insects are described, processes that are related to the evolution
of particular life history strategies. Included is an examination
of two hypotheses that may be important in understanding
diversification of insect species in heterogeneous environments in
space and time. This book is a valuable resource especially for
ecologists who are interested in species diversity and community
structure.
This book presents the whole picture of the ecological and
evolutionary study on the ground beetle group, the subgenus
Ohomopterus of the genus Carabus, endemic to Japan. This flightless
beetle group consists of many geographic races. They show
divergence in key traits for reproductive isolation-body size and
genital morphology, which leads to coexistence of two or more
species. This beetle group provides an important material to study
how a lineage of organisms diversify and form multi-species
assemblage, and thereby multiply their species richness. The book
introduces novel genomic approaches to resolve questions about
evolution of Ohomopterus. The readers will find that this story of
evolution in Carabus beetles revealed by recent approaches is much
different from what was told in previous literature. Exploring
different cases across a wide range of lineages is important in
constructing a synthetic theory of species radiation and richness,
including speciation and species coexistence. This study on
Ohomopterus beetles contributes to the ongoing discussion to
understand how and why species multiply and how species richness
increases in one area of our planet.
This book presents the whole picture of the ecological and
evolutionary study on the ground beetle group, the subgenus
Ohomopterus of the genus Carabus, endemic to Japan. This flightless
beetle group consists of many geographic races. They show
divergence in key traits for reproductive isolation-body size and
genital morphology, which leads to coexistence of two or more
species. This beetle group provides an important material to study
how a lineage of organisms diversify and form multi-species
assemblage, and thereby multiply their species richness. The book
introduces novel genomic approaches to resolve questions about
evolution of Ohomopterus. The readers will find that this story of
evolution in Carabus beetles revealed by recent approaches is much
different from what was told in previous literature. Exploring
different cases across a wide range of lineages is important in
constructing a synthetic theory of species radiation and richness,
including speciation and species coexistence. This study on
Ohomopterus beetles contributes to the ongoing discussion to
understand how and why species multiply and how species richness
increases in one area of our planet.
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